Recording-clock.



J. P. BAILEY. RECORDING CLOCK, APPLICATION IILBD MAY e, 1913.

1,101,385, Patented June 23,1914,

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JAMES F. BAILEY, 0F JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANKLIN T. SUTHER-LAND, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

RECORDING-CLQCK.

1,101,385. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 23, 1914. Application filed May e, 1913. Serial No. 765,947.

T 0 all whom, it may concern: tion, illustrating a slightly modified form of Be it known that I, JAMES F. BAILEY, a 1 clock constructed in accordance with my incitizen of the United States, residing at vention. Jacksonville, in thecounty of Duval and In the preferred embodiment of my in- State of Florida, have invented certain new vention, I provide a case, generally desigand useful Improvements in Recordingl nated 10, having a front wall 11, and a rear Clocks; and I do hereby declare the followl wall 12, side walls 13 and 14, and top and ing to be a full, clear, and exact descrlpl bottom walls. A partition l5extends vertion of the invention, such as will ena l tically with the case and divides the same others skilled in the art to which it apperinto compartments 16 and 17, the former tains to make and use the same. containing the clock and the latter the time This invention comprehends improvedial a d recording h i ments in recording clocks and relates more Th 1 1; mechanism hi h i f th particularly to those which are especially usual type, i t i d ithi th h i adapted for use in r c rd ng e tlme 1S, and includes the arbor 19 and sleeve 20. An hour dial 21 is rigid with the forward end of the sleeve 20 and has raised figures 22 formed upon its periphery which correspond to the figures upon the face of the dial. A minute dial 23 is rigidly secured to the forward end of the arbor 19 and carries a rim 21' which is secured in spaced relationship to the periphery of the dial proper by means of the spokes 25. The rim is formed upon its periphery with a flange 26, the purpose of which will be hereinafter explained, and carries in addition to the flange, raised numbers 27 which correspond to the numbers upon the face of the minute dial. The dials may be viewed throiwh a circular opening 29 formed in the front wall of the case and covered by a glass plate 30 on which is marked an indicator or pointer 31. It will be noted that the construction of the minute dial is such as to expose to view the numbers of the hour dial which are carried upon a strip 32.

The time is recorded upon a paper ri bon 33 which is automatically unwound from the roll 341 that revolves with a shaft 35 which is journaled through the front wall 11 and partition 15 of the case. The paper ribbon is passed between the two pair of guide rods 86 and the feed rollers 37 which are preferably faced with rubber. These rollers are keyed to the shafts 38 which are also journaled through the front wall and partition 15 of the case. The side wall 14 of the case is slotted, as indicated at 39, to permit the paper to run therethrough. An impression ribbon 40 is wound upon the rolls 41 carried by the shafts 42 and runs between the pairs of guide rods 36 in conm'en, and other employees; for use in factories to determine the length of time consumed upon a certain piece of work; and for all other purposes of a similar nature.

The primary object of the invention lies in the provision of a recording clock which may be simply constructed, easily operated. and which will accurately record time intervals.

Another and more specific object of the invention is to provide a recording clock having an hour dial and a minute dial which carry raised numbers on their peripheries corresponding to the numbers on cording paper movable over these raised numbers, a platen block, and a punch key for forcing the platen block toward the raised' numbers, whereby an impression will be made upon the recording paper.

\Vith these and other objects in view, as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, com-' bination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my in vention, reference is to be had-to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my recording clock, Fig. 2 is a section on the plane of line. 2:2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the plane of line 3-3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4. is a vertical transverse section through the clock, and, Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view, partly in elevaend thereof. A number is raised upon the tact with the recording ribbon 33. Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, it will. be seen that the recording ribbon passes over the dial 21 and rim 2% in juxtaposition to their highest points and that the impression is immediately above the recording rim.

In order that the raised numbers may be caused to leave an impression upon the recording ribbon, I provide a platen block 43 having a head piece 44, which is slidable along the guide rods secured to the top wall of the case. The guide rods are enlarged at their lower ends for engagement with the expansive spiral springs -16 which hold the platen block normally in its raised position. When the block is forced downwardly, it forces the platen block and the recording ribbon against the figures :22 and 27, and causes them to leave their impression upon the recording strip.

' In order that each operation of the impression block may be caused to feed the recording ribbon so as to bring a fresh portion over the uppermost points of the time dials, I provide a connecting rod 47, which is secured at one end tonne of the guide rods between the spiral, spring and the head 44 and at its other end to a. pin 48. The pin extends through a longitudinal slot formed in the connectingrod. A depending pawl 47 is pivoted to the connecting rod and held in engagement at its lower end with a toothed rim 50 carried by the low feed roller by means of the contractile spring 51. A downward movement of the platen block causes a similar movement of the pawl and when the platen block is returned to its normal position the pawl rotates the lower feed roller slight-lyand causes the longitudinal movement of the recording ribbon WV hen the clock is used for the purpose of recording the time of employees, a plurality of punch keys are provided, one for each employee. Each of these keys comprises a shank 52 which is of a reduced diameter for a portion of its length adjacent its lower end, as indicated at 53, and which carries a head 5t upon the other end thereof. The reduced portion of the shank may be inserted through a longitudinal opening formed in the platen block and head piece. and extends flush with the lower extremity of the reduced portion 53 of the shank and is disposed beyond the lower extremity of the platen block. Different num bers are placed upon the various punch keys and indicate to which employee each key belongs.

\Vhen a punch key is inserted through the platen block and forced inwardly, the block is carried with it and forces the two rib bons toward the raised numbers and 27 and causes an impression to be left upon the recording ribbon. The number upon the l end of the punch key forces the two ribbons toward the flange 26 and leaves its record upon the recording strip. In Fig. 2 the result of the operation of the platen block by the use of a number 4 punch key at twelve-thirty, is shown.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple recording clock which may be operated so as to record the time at different intervals upon a recording strip.

It will be understood that the raised numerals upon the periphery of the hour dial and upon the rim 2t are located very close together so that a proper impression is made regardless of the time at which the platen block is forced downwardly. The

shafts which carry the various rolls are pro-- vided with knobs 20 so that they may be manually rotated.

In the form of my invention shown in Fig. 5, designates a casing containing clock-works of any type and 5(3 and 57 indicate the minute and hour hands, respectively, of a. clock, which may be viewed through the glass plate 58. The shaft 59 of the minute hand is extended rearwardly beyond the clocl -\\-'orks and carries a disk 60, which is provided with raised characters upon its periphery. The disk (31 is equal in diameter to the disk (30 aml is rotated by the sleeve (32 of the hour hand. This disk is also provided with raised characters upon its periphery. (l3 designates the paper recording strip and (34; the platen ribbon. \Vhen the impression block 5 is forced downwardly by the key 66, the time is stamped upon the recording strip and the number of the key is also stamped thereon. The block 67 is supported upon the casing directly under the key 00 upon a level with the highest character upon the disks. The means for supporting the platen block and the means for actuating the ribbons 63 and G4 are the same as those heretofore described and therefore need not be explained further.

It is to be understood that while I have shown and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, I do not wish to be limited to these exact constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts but may make such changes as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. The combination with a clock having an hour dial and a minute dial formed with raised figures on their peripheries, of time recording mechanism including a recording strip and an impression strip, a spring pressed platen block to force the impression strip and recording strip toward the peripheries of the dials, and a punch key for actulv l O ribbon, feed rollers ribbon passes, f the feed rollblock, a connecting the block and at and a spring the'connecting the ratchet, an upward platen block causing the f the feed rollers.

clock, the combination f equal diamete formed upon their perip mpression o positioned one betion and provided d faces with visual charost dial being annularly isual characters upon ing ribbon, an impression throu h whic a rate et formed upon a reciprocal platen d at one end to the'other end to said case, pressed awl (lepe unch key exlock and havts extremity.

ating the platen block, said tendln entirely through the ing a c aracter raised upon 1 .2. The combination with a case,

itioned therein having an nute dial, said raised figures upon cording ribbon movabl of the dials, an impression ri depending from movable along sai dials, springs normally in 1 being forme extending there insertible within tremity of the ke inner end of the character raised t ment of the pun sion block to force peripheries h said recording formed with their peripheries, a res over the peripheries bon, guide rods nding from movement of the pawl to rotate one o 5. In a recording ir of dials o (1 guide rods toward the holding the pl ts raised position, d with a long through, and

said opening, th

rojecting b ten block and having a ereon, a downward moveey causing the impresthe ribbons toward the of the dials. 3. In a clock of the a pair of rota raised on the dials being a tending around i ribbon movable dials in close proximity to thereof, an impression ribbon the outside of the recording rib block havin an through, an a said opening an I on the extremity ment of the punch key movement of the p ing characters means for recei characters, the dials bein hind the other in 0 upon their forwar acters, the outerm recessed to expose the v the rear dial.

6. In a recordin with a pair of formed upon receiving an impressio 'als being positi other and formed upon with visual characters, dial being for characters upo '7. In a recording clock with a stationary pointer, ble dials positioned pointer, the dials peripheries with r for receiving an characters, an

the forward f ward dial being forme visual characters upon In testimony whereo in presence of two witnesses.

- JAMES F. BAILEY.

'tudinal opening a punch key e inner exclock the combination ials having characters heries, of means for of said characters, ned one behind the their forward faces the outermost front med so as to expose n the rear di 1 v the combination a pair of revoluthe rear of said formed upon their ecordmg characters, means 'mpresslon of said recordd visual characters formed aces of the dials, the ford so as .to expose the the rear dial. f I aflix my signature character described, their perip table dials havin d with a flange exry, a recording ally above the the peripheries ositioned to on, a platen openlng extending therekey insertible w character raised thereof, a downward movecausing a similar block, the punch ding ribbon against d the'platen block forcing the the characters upon d having a said flange an bbon against f the dials. ination with a case,

said clock having an hour dial revoluble in vertical formed with raised their peripheries, a recordrecording r1 4. The comb Witnesses:

E. N. TOWNER, F. T. SUTHERLAND.

dial and a minute planes, the dial characters upon 

